FK Khujand
FC Khujand (Tajik: Клуби футболи «Хуҷанд», Persian: باشگاه فوتبال خجند), is a Tajik professional football club based in Khujand, currently playing in the Ligai Olii Tojikiston, the top division in the country.
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| Full name | Football Club Khujand Клуби Футболи Хуҷанд | ||
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| Founded | 1976 | ||
| Ground | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium Khujand, Tajikistan | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Murodjon Umarov | ||
| Manager | Rustam Khojayev | ||
| League | Ligai Olii Tojikiston | ||
| 2022 | Tajikistan Higher League, 3rd of 10 | ||
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History
FС Khujand was established in 1976 from the remnants of the club Pomir which was previously known as Miner. The first head coach of the team was Vladimir Burin. FC Khujand competed in the Central Asian Championship B League for 15 years. FС Khujand plays its home matches in Spartak Stadium which was located in the heart of the city before moving to the 20 Years of Independence Stadium (also known as 20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium). The best performances of FC Khujand in this competition were 8th place in 1983 and 1986, runners-up in 1990 and a third-place finish in 1991. Since the independence of Tajikistan from USSR, FC Khujand has won the Tajik Cup on four occasions; 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2017.[1]
On 12 April 2019, Numonjon Yusupov was sacked as the club's manager, with Sharif Ziyoyev being appointed as caretaker manager.[2]
On 16 April 2019, Vitaliy Levchenko was appointed as the new manager of Khujand.[3]
On 21 December 2019, Nikola Lazarevic was announced as the new head coach of FK Khujand.[4]
On 12 July 2020, Khujand announced Khakim Fuzailov as their new manager, after Nikola Lazarevic was unable to return to Tajikistan due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic,[5] with Rustam Khojayev previously being in temporary charge since the Ligai Olii Tojikiston returned on 16 June 2020.
On 10 September 2020, the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled.[6]
Domestic history
| Season | League | Tajik Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 1997 | 1st | 3 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 52 | Runners-up | |||
| 1998 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 44 | Winners | ||||
| 1999 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 28 | 40 | |||||
| 2000 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 94 | 37 | 68 | Mansurjon Hakimov | 28 | |||
| 2001 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 27 | |||||
| 2002 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 17 | 53 | Winner | Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov | 29 | ||
| 2003 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 90 | 26 | 72 | |||||
| 2004 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 36 | 60 | |||||
| 2005 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 27 | |||||
| 2006 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 30 | |||||
| 2007 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 27 | |||||
| 2008 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 33 | 88 | Winner | ||||
| 2009 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 40 | Quarter-final | Pyrmurod Burkhonov | 9 | ||
| 2010 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 32 | Runner-up | ||||
| 2011 | 7 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 51 | |||||
| 2012 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 30 | Round of 16 | Indus Huseynzoda | 7 | ||
| 2013 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 23 | Round of 16 | Valeriu Andronic / Yusuf Rabiev / Mohammad Golepor | 3 | Mubin Ergashev | |
| 2014 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 32 | Round of 16 | Manouchehr Ahmadov | 7 | Numonjon Yusupov | |
| 2015 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 39 | Quarter-final | Farkhod Tokhirov | 6 | Numonjon Yusupov | |
| 2016 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 25 | Semi-final | Dilshod Bozorov | 8 | Numonjon Yusupov / Hamid Karimov | |
| 2017 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 37 | Winner | Dilshod Bozorov Davronjon Tukhtasunov |
9 | Rustam Khojaev | |
| 2018 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 46 | Semi-final | Jahongir Ergashev | 13 | Numonjon Yusupov | |
| 2019 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 36 | Semi-final | Tursunali Rustamov | 8 | Numonjon Yusupov Sharif Ziyoyev (Caretaker) Vitaliy Levchenko | |
| 2020 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 35 | Last 16 | Dilshod Bozorov | 8 | Vitaliy Levchenko Rustam Khojayev (Caretaker) Khakim Fuzailov | |
| 2021 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 26 | 55 | Winner | Dilshod Bozorov | 13 | Rustam Khojayev | |
| 2022 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 34 | Round of 16 | Jahongir Ergashev | 10 | Rustam Khojayev | |
Continental history
- As of match played 17 August 2022
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| AFC Cup | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 36 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1998–99 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round – West Asia |  Pakhtakor Tashkent |
1–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 |
| 1999–2000 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round – West Asia |  Kaisar |
0–3 | 3–0 | 3–3(p)3–3 |
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Play-off |  Ahli Al-Khaleel |
0–1 | ||
| 2018 | AFC Cup | Play-off |  Ahal |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Play-off | Ahal |
1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1(a) |
| Group D |  Dordoi Bishkek |
3–1 | 0–3 | 4th | ||
| Altyn Asyr |
0–0 | 0–1 | ||||
 Istiklol |
3–2 | 0–3 | ||||
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Play-off | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata |
3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Group D | Dordoi Bishkek |
— | — | - [6] | ||
| Altyn Asyr |
— | — | ||||
| Istiklol |
— | 0–2 | ||||
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group F | Alay |
2–0 | — | 3rd |
| Altyn Asyr |
— | 2–2 | ||||
| Nasaf Qarshi |
0–3 | — | ||||
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group F | Dordoi Bishkek |
0–0 | 1st | |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat |
3–1 | |||||
| Zonal finals | Sogdiana Jizzakh |
0–4 | ||||
Sponsorship
On 28 March 2019, Khujand announced a sponsorship deal with Thai energy drink company Carabao.[7]
On 26 October 2019, Samsung became the first title sponsor of Khujand with their Samsung UHD TV brand until the end of the 2020 season.[8]
On 15 January 2021, Khujand announced that betting company "Formula 55" had replaced Samsung as their title sponsor.[9]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2019–2020 | Joma | Samsung UHD TV[8] |
| 2021– | Formula 55[9] |
Current squad
- As of 26 July 2023[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- "Таърихи КФ "Хучанд"". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- "ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "ХУДЖАНДА" ОТПРАВЛЕН В ОТСТАВКУ". fc-khujand.tj/ (in Russian). FK Khujand. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "ВИТАЛИЙ ЛЕВЧЕНКО ВОЗГЛАВИЛ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- "НИКОЛА ЛАЗАРЕВИЧ НАЗНАЧЕН ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "ХАКИМ ФУЗАЙЛОВ ВОЗГЛАВИТ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "CARABAO ENERGY DRINK – НОВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ФУТБОЛЬНОГО КЛУБА ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "SAMSUNG UHD TV – ПЕРВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "БК "ФОРМУЛА 55" — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ФК "ХУДЖАНД"". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- "44 ЛЕГИОНЕРА ИЗ 13 СТРАН ВЫСТУПЯТ В 1XBET-ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.